When parents suffer emotional problems, those problems can affect their children. Children who have a parent suffering from an anxiety disorder are also likely to exhibit anxiety. In a new study, researchers at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center have found that family counseling has the ability to prevent anxiety disorders in the children of parents with anxiety […]
Stress, Depression Plague Collegiates
College students are feeling the pressure, and they’re not just worrying about grades. Money and relationships are creating as much stress and depression on college campuses as schoolwork, according to a recent Associated Press-mtvU poll of college students on 40 campuses. Of the collegiates polled, 85% reported daily feelings of stress, the Associated Press reported. […]
Depression Twice as Likely to Strike Women
Women are twice as likely as men to suffer major depression, according to a new report released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Analyzing the most recent research on women’s mental health issues, the report, Action Steps for Improving Women’s Mental Health, examines the role gender plans in treating and coping with […]
Psychology Plays Role in When You File Taxes
Today’s the day Americans pay the piper. April 15. The last day to pay your income taxes. Whether you filed your taxes weeks ago or plan to join the last minute queue at your local post office is as much a function of psychology as finances. Financial experts say individual cash flow and return expectations govern […]
What is Body Dysmorphic Disorder?
Body Dysmorhpic Disorder is a condition whereby a person is preoccupied with a physical defect that either doesn’t exist or exists in a very minor form but is exaggerated by the individual. Common flaws are usually those of the face or head such as complexion flaws, thinning hair, blemishes, scars etc. It may also take […]
What is Panic Disorder?
Panic attacks can be extremely disabling, so much so that often individuals who have had a panic attack have already made a trip to their local emergency department. What is a panic attack? There are many physical symptoms associated with it, but in general it is a discrete period of intense fear accompanied by physical […]